Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
12-5-2019
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishers
Abstract
This chapter assesses the state of democratic innovations in North America, including the United States, Canada, and English-speaking countries of the Caribbean. We begin by setting these innovations in the contexts of democracy on the continent, which includes both established democracies and countries that have only recently decolonised. We go on to discuss major trends in democratic innovations over the past two decades in North America, including referendums and initiatives, mini-publics and collaborative governance, and digital participation in political and civic life. We note the broad range of issues addressed by these innovations and their effects on democratic institutions at different levels of governance. Finally, we draw several lessons and ideas for reform from the uneven impacts of democratic innovations in North America.1
Chapter of
Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance
Editor
Stephen Elstub
Oliver Escobar
Recommended Citation
Karpowitz, Christopher F., and Chad Raphael. “Democratic Innovations in North America.” In Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance, edited by Stephen Elstub and Oliver Escobar. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786433862.00037
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Comments
This is a draft chapter/article. The final version is available in Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance edited by Stephen Elstub and Oliver Escobar, published in 2019, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786433862.00037
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